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enAnthem To Buy Health Insurance Rival Cignahttp://krwg.org/post/anthem-buy-health-insurance-rival-cigna
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Anthem+To+Buy+Health+Insurance+Rival+Cigna&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <p>The nation's second-largest health insurer, Anthem, has agreed to buy the fifth-largest health insurer in the country, Cigna, for $48.4 billion. This is the latest in a wave of mergers in the health care industry.Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:10:00 +0000David Greene95170 at http://krwg.orgBaseball Writer To Be Honored By Hall Of Fame, But He's Out Of A Jobhttp://krwg.org/post/baseball-writer-be-honored-hall-fame-hes-out-job
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<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Seven+Decades+Ago%2C+A+New%2C+Enormous+Kind+Of+Explosion&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA4MTU0Mjg1MDEzMTYwMTkyMzk3MTUwNQ004)"/></div><p>Fri, 17 Jul 2015 09:36:00 +0000David Greene94698 at http://krwg.orgIn Congress, A Mixed Reaction To Iran Nuclear Dealhttp://krwg.org/post/congress-mixed-reaction-iran-nuclear-deal
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=In+Congress%2C+A+Mixed+Reaction+To+Iran+Nuclear+Deal&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA5MTYwMDQ1MDEzMzE1ODcyMjRmY2FlMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <p>The big news this morning - the United States and other world powers have reached a nuclear deal with Iran. This deal imposes severe restrictions on Iran's nuclear program in return for the lifting of economic sanctions.Tue, 14 Jul 2015 14:38:00 +0000David Greene94498 at http://krwg.orgA North Dakota Family Breaks The Silence On Gay Marriagehttp://krwg.org/post/north-dakota-family-breaks-silence-gay-marriage
<em>All this week, </em>Morning Edition<em> is listening to people think out loud about same-sex marriage in North Dakota, <em>one of 13 states that still ban same-sex marriage. </em> Thursday's story looks at discussions about same-sex marriage among families — a subject some feel is often too taboo to tackle.</em><p>Melanie Hoffert grew up on a farm near the town of Wahpeton, N.D.Thu, 16 Apr 2015 07:51:00 +0000David Greene88622 at http://krwg.orgA North Dakota Family Breaks The Silence On Gay MarriageRadio Connects North Dakota Residents Divided On Gay Rightshttp://krwg.org/post/radio-connects-north-dakota-residents-divided-gay-rights
<em>This week, </em>Morning Edition<em> discusses gay rights in North Dakota, one of 13 states that still bans same-sex marriage. Wednesday's story features two men with contrasting ideologies: a liberal radio host and a conservative</em><em><em> business owner. </em></em><p>North Dakota is a state where radio reigns supreme. Its communities are far apart, and shopping trips, or just visiting a neighbor, can mean a long drive.Wed, 15 Apr 2015 07:41:00 +0000David Greene88557 at http://krwg.orgRadio Connects North Dakota Residents Divided On Gay RightsChurch Ceremonies Push North Dakota Town To Grapple With Gay Rightshttp://krwg.org/post/nd-church-ceremonies-push-town-grapple-gay-rights
<em>This week, </em>Morning Edition <em>is taking a look at the attitudes about gay rights in North Dakota, one of 13 states that still ban same-sex marriage. </em><p>Sixteen years ago, in the small town of Wahpeton, N.D., a United Methodist pastor refused to baptize a baby raised by lesbian parents. The pastor said because the child had lesbian parents, there was no way he could get a Christian upbringing.Tue, 14 Apr 2015 08:15:00 +0000David Greene88494 at http://krwg.orgChurch Ceremonies Push North Dakota Town To Grapple With Gay RightsNHL Aims To Include More Minority Players To Expand Fan Basehttp://krwg.org/post/nhl-aims-include-more-minority-players-expand-fan-base
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<em>This week, </em>Morning Edition <em>is taking a look at the attitudes about gay rights in North Dakota, one of 13 states that still bans same-sex marriage.</em><p>Wahpeton, N.D., is about an hourlong drive from Fargo, through vast, empty farmland that's brown and yellow this time of year. It will look very different soon — farmers are already out on their tractors preparing for the planting season.<p>Another change might be coming too.Mon, 13 Apr 2015 07:32:00 +0000David Greene88416 at http://krwg.orgWhat We Talk About When We Talk About Gay MarriageSeattle Public Transportation Has Gone to The Dogs — Well, One Doghttp://krwg.org/post/seattle-public-transportation-has-gone-dogs-well-one-dog
For once, here's a positive commuting story: Jeff Young's dog, Eclipse, often rides the bus with him in Seattle. But if the bus pulls up to the stop and Jeff isn't quite done with his cigarette yet, Eclipse will hop on it without him.<p>The drivers let her on, and she leaps over the other passengers to grab a window seat. Young gets on the next bus, and they meet up a few stops later.<p>So, where does the canine commuter disem<em>bark</em>? (Heh.) A dog park, of course. <div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2015 NPR.Wed, 14 Jan 2015 10:21:00 +0000David Greene82410 at http://krwg.orgAs Crimea's Borders Change, So Do Liveshttp://krwg.org/post/crimeas-borders-change-so-do-lives
It's like a scene from an old Soviet movie playing out before our eyes in 2014.<p>Dozens of young Crimeans, with innocent faces and crisp blue uniforms, stand at attention and declare oaths of loyalty to Russia.<p>They are the first class of Crimean recruits training to be officers in Russia's Interior Ministry. Many will likely serve in the domestic security service, the modern-day KGB.Fri, 31 Oct 2014 08:29:00 +0000David Greene77579 at http://krwg.orgAs Crimea's Borders Change, So Do LivesCrimean Tatars Pressured To Become Russian Citizenshttp://krwg.org/post/crimean-tatars-pressured-become-russian-citizens
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Crimean+Tatars+Pressured+To+Become+Russian+Citizens&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAxOTQ5MTI3MDEyMjA5MDI1OTZmMjJkOQ001)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <p>All this week we're reporting from Crimea. The Vermont-sized peninsula on the Black Sea was forcibly taken from Ukraine by Russia earlier this year, and when borders change, so do lives.Tue, 28 Oct 2014 08:39:00 +0000David Greene77347 at http://krwg.orgIn Crimea, Many Signs Of Russia, Few Of Resistancehttp://krwg.org/post/crimea-many-signs-russia-few-resistance
Morning Edition<em> host David Greene and producer Lauren Migaki traveled to Crimea to see what's changed since Russia sent troops in this spring and shortly afterward annexed the territory despite widespread international criticism. Their stories will be on air and online this week. </em><p>We're traveling through flat farmland on a two-lane road in the far north of Crimea, when suddenly it's interrupted by a checkpoint.Mon, 27 Oct 2014 08:36:00 +0000David Greene77273 at http://krwg.orgIn Crimea, Many Signs Of Russia, Few Of ResistanceClosed McDonald's In Moscow Taken As A Political Messagehttp://krwg.org/post/closed-mcdonalds-moscow-taken-political-message
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Rochester, N.Y., was once the imaging capital of the world, home to Kodak, Xerox and the eye care company, Bausch + Lomb.<p>Led by these companies, the manufacturing sector once employed 60 percent of Rochester's workforce. Now, that's less than 10 percent.Mon, 29 Sep 2014 07:27:00 +0000David Greene75528 at http://krwg.orgRochester Focuses On A New Picture Of American ManufacturingLiberia Blocks Off Neighborhood In Ebola Quarantine, Sparking Riothttp://krwg.org/post/liberia-blocks-neighborhood-ebola-quarantine-sparking-riot
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Liberia+Blocks+Off+Neighborhood+In+Ebola+Quarantine%2C+Sparking+Riot&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDAyNDY5ODMwMDEyMjg3NjMzMTE1ZjE2MA001)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <p>Liberia has been overwhelmed by the Ebola outbreak. This country has seen the highest number of deaths so far. Late last night, Liberia's president announced a 9 p.m. curfew in the capital, Monrovia.Wed, 20 Aug 2014 15:30:00 +0000David Greene73020 at http://krwg.orgTourism Money Flows Into Cuba, Bringing Economic Hopes And Fearshttp://krwg.org/post/tourism-money-flows-cuba-bringing-economic-hopes-and-fears
Every morning, Manuel Landin Rodriguez walks past the luxurious state-owned Xanadu Mansion hotel and crosses its neatly trimmed golf course all the way to its edge. He camps out on the cliff overlooking the turquoise Caribbean waters that make the resort town of Varadero on Cuba's northern coast so famous.<p>Landin, a retired physical education teacher, comes to the spot to fish.Thu, 26 Jun 2014 07:17:00 +0000David Greene69170 at http://krwg.orgTourism Money Flows Into Cuba, Bringing Economic Hopes And FearsCuba's Mariel Port: Once An Escape, Now A Window To The Futurehttp://krwg.org/post/cubas-mariel-port-once-escape-now-window-future
When you arrive at the Jose Marti International Airport in Havana, you're greeted with a barrage of billboards with the popular Cuban government slogan promoting tourism: "Cuba, where the past and the present converge."<p>Perhaps nowhere on the island is that statement more true than in the city of Mariel, about 30 miles from Havana on the northwestern coast.<p>Mariel port is strategically located at the mouth of the Gulf of Mexico, facing the United States.Wed, 25 Jun 2014 07:29:00 +0000David Greene69079 at http://krwg.orgCuba's Mariel Port: Once An Escape, Now A Window To The FutureCuba's Budding Entrepreneurs Travel A Rocky Road Toward Successhttp://krwg.org/post/cubas-budding-entrepreneurs-travel-rocky-road-toward-success
When Americans think of business in Cuba, they think of government-owned enterprise. And the vast majority of Cubans do work for the state.<p>But in recent years, private business owners known as <em>cuentapropistas</em> have flourished on the island.<p><em>Cuentapropismo</em> literally means "on your own account." As far back as the 1970s, Fidel Castro was talking about how socialism and small business ownership could coexist.Tue, 24 Jun 2014 07:40:00 +0000David Greene68983 at http://krwg.orgCuba's Budding Entrepreneurs Travel A Rocky Road Toward SuccessAfter Mubarak, Egypt Appears Ready To Elect Another Military Manhttp://krwg.org/post/after-mubarak-egypt-appears-ready-elect-another-military-man
Transcript <p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <p>And so as Leila just told us, Egyptians appear ready to elect a military man - which in a way seems amazing considering the images we remember from three years ago. At that point, a military dictator, Hosni Mubarak, was removed from power. At that time, it was NPR's Lourdes Garcia-Navarro in Cairo. She was witnessing all of the celebration.<p>(SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED BROADCAST)<p>LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, BYLINE: There are tooting horns and people running and screaming in the streets - just an absolutely mad air of celebration.Mon, 26 May 2014 11:20:00 +0000David Greene66919 at http://krwg.orgSupreme Court Strikes Down Key Part Of Campaign Finance Lawhttp://krwg.org/post/supreme-court-strikes-down-key-part-campaign-finance-law
Transcript <p>(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.<p>Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:04:00 +0000David Greene63241 at http://krwg.orgSearch Planes Fail To Locate Objects Spotted By Satellitehttp://krwg.org/post/search-planes-fail-locate-objects-spotted-satellite
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Search+Planes+Fail+To+Locate+Objects+Spotted+By+Satellite&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDA3OTgyNDI4MDEzMTM0MjQzMTZlNDI0Mg004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>LINDA WERTHEIMER, HOST: <p>It's MORNING EDITION from NPR News. I'm Linda Wertheimer.<p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <p>And I'm David Greene.Fri, 21 Mar 2014 10:24:00 +0000David Greene62404 at http://krwg.orgTwitter Tool Lets Users Revist First Tweetshttp://krwg.org/post/twitter-tool-lets-users-revist-first-tweets
Transcript <p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <p>Good morning, I'm David Greene.<p>It is Twitter's 8th birthday. To celebrate, the site has put out a tool that lets you see any user's very first tweet. Some were naturals. Warren Buffett's first tweet, Warren is in the house, has been retweeted more than 40,000 times. Others might cringe at their first contribution. Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple, tweeted about his dance lessons: No pain, no gain. Awkward but fun this dancing, I still can't do macarena. That's what he wrote.<p>You're listening to MORNING EDITION.Fri, 21 Mar 2014 09:43:00 +0000David Greene62403 at http://krwg.orgWait. How Much Is That Doggy?http://krwg.org/post/wait-how-much-doggy
A Chinese property developer has reportedly paid close to $2 million for a golden-haired Tibetan mastiff puppy. The lion-looking dogs have become a status symbol for China's very rich.Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:06:00 +0000David Greene62308 at http://krwg.orgTattoo Of Handgun Triggers Call To Policehttp://krwg.org/post/tattoo-handgun-triggers-call-police
Transcript <p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <p>Good morning, I'm David Greene.<p>Michael Smith, of Norridgewock, Maine, has a really convincing tattoo of a handgun on his lower stomach. This week, he woke up to a crew cutting trees outside. He marched out to tell them to stop with his shirt off. A bit later he woke up again, to a SWAT team with rifles trained. The tree cutters had mistaken his tattoo for a real gun tucked in his belt.<p>Smith told the police, quote, "I got plans today. I don't want to get shot." He was not charged.<p>You're listening to MORNING EDITION.Thu, 20 Mar 2014 09:06:00 +0000David Greene62309 at http://krwg.orgObjects Spotted In Indian Ocean Possibly Linked To Missing Jethttp://krwg.org/post/objects-spotted-indian-ocean-possibly-linked-missing-jet
Australian officials say they are searching the Indian Ocean southwest of Perth after satellite images found objects that are possibly connected to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.Thu, 20 Mar 2014 08:31:00 +0000David Greene62301 at http://krwg.orgBrit Uses Shakespeare To Exact Revengehttp://krwg.org/post/brit-uses-shakespeare-exact-revenge
Edd Joseph bought a game console online, but he never received it. So he took revenge by texting 37 full Shakespeare plays to the seller's phone. That's nearly 30,000 messages.Wed, 19 Mar 2014 09:49:00 +0000David Greene62240 at http://krwg.orgSen. Durbin Says U.S. Is Ready To Provide Nonlethal Aid To Ukrainehttp://krwg.org/post/ukraine-sen-durbin-says-us-ready-provide-nonlethal-aid
Transcript <p>RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: <p>It's MORNING EDITION, from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne.<p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <p>And I'm David Greene.<p>Just before residents of Crimea voted to break away from Ukraine and join Russia, a group of U.S. senators visited Kiev. They were showing support for Ukraine's new government, and also offering U.S. help. Among them was Illinois Democrat Richard Durbin. We reached him by phone in Chicago, and asked if the U.S. and Europe have to accept that Crimea is now part of Russia.<p>SENATOR RICHARD DURBIN: I don't accept that. I don't think we should.Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:24:00 +0000David Greene62146 at http://krwg.orgPrimark To Pay $10 Million To Victims Of Bangladesh Factory Collapsehttp://krwg.org/post/primark-pay-10-million-victims-bangladesh-factory-collapse
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR.Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:24:00 +0000David Greene62152 at http://krwg.orgRed Robin Adds New Adult Milkshake To Menuhttp://krwg.org/post/red-robin-adds-new-adult-milkshake-menu
<div class="fullattribution">Copyright 2014 NPR. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/.<img src="http://www.google-analytics.com/__utm.gif?utmac=UA-5828686-4&utmdt=Red+Robin+Adds+New+Adult+Milkshake+To+Menu&utme=8(APIKey)9(MDEwNzk4NjQwMDEzNTkxNDE0MTg3ZGYxMA004)"/></div><p>Transcript <p>DAVID GREENE, HOST: <p>Good morning. I'm David Greene. Bottle of white, bottle of red, or perhaps a milkshake instead? It's not on the menu at Billy Joel's Italian restaurant but it is a new offering from the food chain Red Robin: milkshakes made with wine.Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:24:00 +0000David Greene62154 at http://krwg.org